The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

by Steve Sheinkin

Book Overview

An astonishing World War II military story of civil rights from New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin.

A National Book Award Finalist
A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

On July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596437960
• ISBN13: 9781596437968
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9